Bayan Shbib is a bilingual Palestinian actress, theatre director and writer. She holds a Master’s degree with distinction in Theatre Acting from the University of Essex, UK, and a Master’s degree in Comparative Literature from Al-Quds University in 2004; she has worked as an actress and storyteller since 1997. In 2005 she won the Best … Continued
Two Ukrainian moms. One ocean between them. Lidiya lives in Kansas. Victoria lives in Ukraine. Through circumstances out of their control, their lives became intimately intertwined. When Russia attacked Ukraine, Lidiya was safe at her home in Kansas with her family. But it didn’t seem right just to sit there, so this teacher and homeschooling … Continued
Luna Hawk is a multi-instrument singer songwriter and live sound engineer based out of Columbia, Missouri. She works as a professional ceramic and visual artist for her “day job” running a pottery studio. Her radio show Femme FM airs every Wednesday from 10pm-midnight on kopn.org, social media and more at lunahawkmusic.com.
In this hour we will learn about the radical socialist herstory of International Women’s Day with two American scholars, Eillen Boris, Professor at U.C. Santa Barbara, and Professor Premilla Nadasen from Barnard College. While IWD doesn’t generate mass marches anymore in the U.S., Women’s Day is still an important day for protest and celebration in … Continued
Feisty Female Folktales is an anthology of international children’s stories adapted by northern California activist and performance artist Sherry Glaser with original music by David. M Brown and Johnny Qwest Hubel. “The Search for Magic Lake” is an Incan myth from Ecuador, featuring the voices of Sheba Love, Joe Seta, Andrea Shafir, Bridget Volk, Brian Smith and Human … Continued
In the wake of rising violent crimes against the AAPI community, Thuy Nguyen set out to listen to the stories of Asian American Women on identity and racism. As the stories unfolded, her own story unfolded and what is revealed is a rich and complex tapestry of what it means to be an Asian American woman and the importance of … Continued
In this episode of The Response, “Abortion Access and Reproductive Justice in a Post-Roe Landscape,” we take a deep dive into how communities are responding to the growing abortion access crisis in the United States, sharing the stories of those impacted and highlighting a number of radical grassroots, mutual aid, and solidaristic efforts aimed at … Continued
STATE of MIND – Gender-Based Violence Prevention for Teens and Young Adult: Gender-based violence is an umbrella term that includes the more familiar descriptors of domestic violence, intimate partner violence, sexual violence and dating violence. It’s a substantial problem across our country and around the world, impacting one in every three American girls. Teens and college students are … Continued
Host Safi wa Nairobi talks to and shares the music of amazing Bay Area women’s band Skip the Needle Skip. The Needle is a collaboration of four bandleaders: Shelley Doty, Kofy Brown, Katie Colpitts and Vicki Randle. Our mission: to annihilate with love! Born from group of friends all veterans of multiple bands, tours, recording, jamming together. They immediately started creating … Continued
